Intro to Kombucha

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Kombucha is just tea, sugar and a SCOBY, plus a little patience. This guide walks you through your first gallon the way Brandi brews it at home, from sweet tea to fizzy bottles, with the safety checks that make beginners feel sure of what's in the jar.

What's inside (22 pages)

• Getting started: the ingredients and equipment, and why you brew in glass (never ceramic, crystal or metal other than food-grade stainless).
• The basic recipe: step-by-step for one gallon, including how much starter tea to use.
• Is it ready? Checking each batch with pH test strips (4.2 or lower), and when to toss it and start over.
• Flavoring and bottling: a short second ferment for fizz, pressure-rated bottles, and burping them every day.
• All about the SCOBY: caring for it, a SCOBY hotel, and how to tell mold from normal brown strings and new layers.
• An honest health chapter: what we can and can't say, plus caffeine and alcohol.
• Appendices: equipment and ingredient checklists, 29 flavor ideas, a troubleshooting guide and a printable brewing log.

Good to know

This isn't medical advice. Kombucha contains caffeine, a small amount of alcohol and live cultures. If you're pregnant, nursing, immunocompromised or managing a health condition, check with your doctor first.

Format

• 22-page PDF, US letter size (8.5×11). Read it on a phone, tablet or computer, or print the brewing log for the kitchen.
• Instant download after purchase. The link is also emailed to you.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the file.

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